Stephanie Brennan died in a Jan. 19 head-on collision on Vassar Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. This was her vehicle, a Nissan Sentra, which crashed into a Jeep Liberty, injuring two others.

Town of Poughkeepsie Police have determined that the driver who was killed in deadly a Jan. 19 head-on collision was intoxicated at the time, police said.

According to toxicology reports from the Dutchess County Medical Examiner's Office, Stephanie F. Brennan, 29, of Wappingers Falls, was intoxicated and had high levels of Marijuana in her system at the time of the crash. Her blood alcohol content level was .25 percent, three times the New York State legal limit of .08 percent.

The department's traffic accident reconstruction specialists determined that Brennan was traveling northbound on Vassar Road in her 2001 Nissan Sentra at the time, police said.

Brennan crossed over the double yellow lines, attempting to pass another vehicle in front of her. Her Sentra collided head-on with a Jeep Liberty traveling southbound. Brennan died of her injuries at the scene, police said.

The crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m.

The two occupants of the Jeep were taken to Saint Francis Hospital with survivable injuries, police said.

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Police conclude investigation into deadly crash

Town of Poughkeepsie Police have determined that the driver who was killed in deadly a Jan. 19 head-on collision was intoxicated at the time, police said.